Question

The man who is 1.9 meters tall is standing near a 5-meter flag pole. If the man casts a 2.4-meter
shadow, how far from the pole is the man standing?
Did you draw a diagram?
using similar triangles. you can see that
(x+2.4)/5 = 2.4/1.9
cool what’s the answer

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